he Mount Clare rail yard in Southwest Baltimore has been identified by City,
State and CSX officials as the most likely site for an Intermodal Container
Transfer Facility (ICTF) where containers can be double-stacked on train
cars. Though smaller than four proposed sites in counties surrounding the
city, the rail yard is closer to the Port of Baltimore and could be ready in time
to coincide with the expected arrival of larger post-Panamax ships.
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BY NANCY MENEFEE JACKSON
Photography Courtesy of CSX
City, State and CSX Officials Identify Possible Location for
Intermodal Container Transfer Facility in Baltimore
Local Rail Yard Seen As
Double-Stack Site
September/October 2012
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The Port of Baltimore
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INTERMODAL
“
I think the conclusion was
that, due to the time sensitivity
of the Panama Canal expan-
sion and the National Gateway
Initiative projects, it compelled
us to go back to the drawing
board and right-size our expec-
tations,” said Leif A. Dormsjo,
Maryland’s acting Deputy
Secretary of Transportation.
Governor Martin O’Malley
noted, “This state-of-the-art
intermodal transfer facility,
paired with our new 50-foot